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[wildmanyeah]

Like 236 individual sockeye? That's it?

Interesting, I did not know quotas where that low. If he's still going out, the presumably the economies of that scale still makes it worth his while, but seems the margins could potentially be rather thin...

It’s individual transferable quota so one boat can fish for multiple boats quota but yeah area E had a tiny quota.


I tired to buy some off the dock and talked to them, they said they could not sell because they had to validate their catch and also all their catch for these boats was spoken for.

[SuperBobby]

It’s individual transferable quota so one boat can fish for multiple boats quota but yeah area E had a tiny quota.


I tired to buy some off the dock and talked to them, they said they could not sell because they had to validate their catch and also all their catch for these boats was spoken for.

Been doing this long enough to know it will still make a noticeable window upstream.

[Wiseguy]

Super slowwwwwwww out there where I was opening day. Super busy! Very few sockeye caught on the bar I was at. Slowest opening day I have ever seen. I been fishing every opening day since the very first opening. Disappointing to say the least. 

[RalphH]

Oh, no pinks either?

[Phronesis]

Super slowwwwwwww out there where I was opening day. Super busy! Very few sockeye caught on the bar I was at. Slowest opening day I have ever seen. I been fishing every opening day since the very first opening. Disappointing to say the least. 

was opposite for me, saw everyone limit out fast, I got 2 sockeye and 1 pink in less than 1.5 hours (some got their limit in half n hour)

[wildmanyeah]

Seems like it was good from videos I’ve seen on socials

[FlyFishin Magician]

was opposite for me, saw everyone limit out fast, I got 2 sockeye and 1 pink in less than 1.5 hours (some got their limit in half n hour)

Getting your two sockeye in 1.5 hours isn't exactly on fire. But I certainly wouldn't complain. Limiting out in half an hour is pretty good though. But in years past (2018 was the last time I fished for sockeye) I've caught my two fish in three casts, while my buddy caught his two fish in two casts the next day. Now that's on fire! 

My buddies went out today and it was slow overall for them and everyone else on the bar.  I guess it just depends on where you are and timing. Seems like things have changed and runs we used to hit in years past are no longer accessible. However, they all had a very enjoyable day. It's not all about harvesting your fish.

Turns out I will miss the entire opening as my wife and I will be going back east to move our daughter into university - she's going to Queens! I can't believe I'm now old enough to have a kid in university! We will be returning on September 1 which happens to be the last day of the opening.

I hope you all get a chance to get out and enjoy the opportunity. Good luck and enjoy the sun! Please remember to put away the flossing gear when it's over. LOL.

[Wiseguy]

Hit and miss for sure. Success depended on what area of the river you were on. Saw a piece on Global news tonight about the sockeye opening on the Fraser and they showed very slow fishing at the Mission bridge. People there don’t fish there for sockeye as they were spin casting for Pinks. Lol

[salmonrook]

The bar I fished  was good as a lot of people getting there limit in the morning .
 The gentleman beside me got his limit and I was able to get one as well .
The Global news report wasnt at a bar that was producing fish and the report even quoted erroneously that the Fraser was open
from     '   Mission to Hope ' .
 Still more than a week to go

[milo]

Seems like it was good from videos I’ve seen on socials

Probably good in some places; timing is everything.

That said, have you ever heard of anyone posting about their failures on any major social media platforms? It's all about showing off how great they are.

I read this on a T-shirt long ago: "I hope your real life is at least half as good as it looks on Facebook."😅

[wildmanyeah]

1.3 million sockeye past mission hydro acoustic counting station last three days.

https://www.psc.org/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?juwpfisadmin=false&action=wpfd&task=file.download&wpfd_category_id=130&wpfd_file_id=11863&token=&preview=1

[Wiseguy]

Sockeye fishing has picked up significantly the last couple of days. Even caught a pink up in the Hope area today. A first for me fishing for Sockeye. I did not know they travelled as far as Hope. Every Sockeye opening has happened on even number years coinciding with the 4 yr cycle years if my memory serves me correctly. So no pinks were present during those sockeye openings. This is a very rare occurrence to have an Fraser river recreational opening with both Pinks and Sockeyes having banner years. Who would have ever thought that possible. Get out there and enjoy the bounty.